News By Topic: Nissan

Nissan to raise $750 mil in U.S. bond issuance

Feb 27, 2005

TOKYO February 26, 2005; Japan Today reported that Nissan Motor Co will issue bonds for the first time in the United States through a public offering in early March to grow its North American operations, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Saturday. The report said Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp, a U.S. unit of the Japanes ... Continue reading

Nissan, Renault Develop New Common Navigation and Communication System

Feb 24, 2005

Tokyo Feb 23, 2005; Aki Tsukioka writing for JCNN reported that Renault and Nissan Motor announced on February 21 that they have jointly developed a new common navigation and communication system. It will be fitted in the new Nissan Pathfinder and Renault Laguna, marking the first application of the system in the Europ ... Continue reading

Nissan Unveils Car That Swerves Back Into Lanes on Its Own and a Video System That Makes Parking a Breeze

Feb 21, 2005

YOKOSUKA, Japan February 21, 2005; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported that a car that swerves back into lanes on its own and a video system that makes parking a breeze were part of technological features on display by the Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. The technology that reporters tried out in test drives ... Continue reading

Nissan Develops First In-House Fuel Cell Stack and High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage System

Feb 21, 2005

Tokyo February 21, 2005;(JCNN) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has announced that is has designed and developed its first in-house fuel cell stack, as well as a new high-pressure hydrogen storage system. The new technologies significantly improve the performance required of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), including acceleration a ... Continue reading

Nissan Names Marketing Expert As New COO As Japanese Automaker Continues to Rev Up Growth

Feb 21, 2005

TOKYO February 21, 2005; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported that a marketing expert in charge of overseas sales was named chief operating officer at Nissan Motor Co. Monday as the Japanese automaker continues to rev up growth under an alliance with Renault SA of France. Toshiyuki Shiga, 51, senior vice president ... Continue reading

RODRIGO OTAZU HAS DESIGNED A SPECIAL VERSION OF THE NISSAN MICRA.

Feb 12, 2005

RODRIGO OTAZU HAS DESIGNED A SPECIAL VERSION OF THE NISSAN MICRA. GLAMOUR INSIDE OUT Following in the footsteps of 11 world-famous designers including Yves Saint Laurent, Jean Charles de Catelbajac and John Galliano jewellery designer Rodrigo Otazu has styled a pure white Micra. Nissan set no limits and no requirements ... Continue reading

Nissan Announces Pricing on All-New Second Generation 2005 Xterra SUV

Feb 9, 2005

GARDENA, Calif.--Feb. 9, 2005--Nissan North America, Inc. today announced pricing on the revolutionary 2005 Nissan Xterra SUV. The all-new 2005 Xterra, which is scheduled to go on sale at Nissan dealers nationwide February 11, offers improvements on virtually all functional and user attributes with more power, more roo ... Continue reading

Nissan's Revenue Rises 13.5% in First Nine Months of FY04

Feb 9, 2005

TOKYO--Feb. 9, 2005--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced financial results for the first nine months of fiscal year 2004, ending March 31, as well as third-quarter performance. In the first nine months, net consolidated revenue rose 13.5%, compared with the same period in the previous year, to 6.099 trillion yen (US ... Continue reading

Nissan Donates Quest Minivan to the San Diego Museum of Art

Feb 8, 2005

SAN DIEGO--Feb. 8, 2005--As part of its continuous commitment to education and the community, Nissan North America, Inc. recently presented the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA), with a new 2005 Quest Minivan. This donation was granted through the Nissan Neighbors Program and will benefit SDMA's educational outreach progr ... Continue reading

Nissan Zaroot to debut at Geneva Motorshow

Feb 1, 2005

Being shown for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show, the Zaroot is Nissan’s vision of how sporty SUVs could look in the future. It combines traditional SUV values – and a serious off-road ability – with futuristic, sporty styling that marks it out as something different. Retaining the traditional ... Continue reading

Nissan's Real Gran Turismo 350Z Racer

Feb 1, 2005

PARIS, February 1 -- - New 300PS Nissan 350Z to celebrate Gran Turismo collaboration - Only 700 units available in Europe - Two special colours - Unique design of alloy wheel - Deliveries begin in April Nissan has developed a very special 300PS version of its award-winning 350Z Coupe to celebrate its collaboration with ... Continue reading

Nissan Europe - Geneva Motor Show Pre-Release

Feb 1, 2005

PARIS, February 1 -- - Introducing Navara: Nissan's New Powerful Pickup - Market-leading Engine Output and Four-Wheel Drive - Car-like Levels of Refinement and Dynamics - Built in Spain - World Debut of Zaroot SUV Concept Car - Gullwing Doors Give Alternative Style to 4x4 Design - Sales Begin of the Pathfinder SUV - 35 ... Continue reading

Nissan Announces New Model for Sunderland Plant

Feb 1, 2005

SUNDERLAND, England, February 1 -- Nissan announced today that its new compact-crossover vehicle will be built at its car plant in Sunderland, UK from December 2006. The new car, codenamed P32L, is based on the highly acclaimed Qashqai concept car unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show a little under one year ago, the first ... Continue reading

2005 NADA: Nissan Chief Ghosn Says Hybrids Still Cost Too Much to Produce

Jan 29, 2005

Jan. 29, 2005; Bloomberg reported that Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles are ``not a good business story yet'' because they still cost too much to produce. Nissan, Japan's second-largest automaker, will begin selling a gasoline-electric version of its Altima ne ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2005 Nissan Pathfinder Armada

Jan 27, 2005

New Car Review: 2005 Nissan Pathfinder Armada ... Continue reading